Several state hospital groups are warning of reduced access to care for patients, and more financial pressures for health systems. Hospitals can’t just absorb cuts, they said.
Healthcare leaders condemned the federal tax package that will bring big changes to Medicaid programs, and state hospital groups warned that it’s bad news for patients and health systems.
Congress signed off on the tax bill last week, and hospitals immediately said that it represents the biggest cut in healthcare coverage in the nation’s history. Nearly 12 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage in the next decade, and the package cuts healthcare spending by $1 trillion over the next decade…